Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-09-18
IABOLlCA
Communicated.

Some time ago We Published the story
of The n IN from Yuma" in which it
VA asserted that the noted Arizona
to al was hotter than the internal re-
Ri"us. Tits assertion appears 10 nave
given serious otfense IA a certain quar-
ter. as the following interview viii
show: ~
The editor sat in his sanctum aanc-
forum. disS-cting the documents lying
before him, the usual whRck with which
p-opls bore him. aud which he must
sort out sdvalorem. While thu en-
gagged there swept through the room. a
vile diabolieal hulpbureous fume, SO ut
trrly strange unearthly a smell, the very
nnt Whit made hipa snort out,
'.oh. -" (wrll. 'twere better to use this
dash of discr ton. than put into print his
fervid expression.I S~priuging up from
his chair to sean the position, lie found
himself faced by Il dread apparit.ou;
mud although with strangers h-'s USUAL
l. civil. ut fest sight o. this one be
b.urted. 'ths dewitt Right you are"
said the stranger, ''the devil, that's me:
As We say in Court language 'k didbte,
j, suis.' I'd have been here sooner, but
| got on the train, n thing, that II hur-
Iied. I'll not do again. No doubt you're
surprised at tina Satanic visit; A mat
ter OF biz, in brief, this Just is it: A
short time ago you gave place in your
paper. to the fights Of n dyer. a soaring
sky-scraper. who regardless of honor,
OF truth, of veracity, had the unblushing
cheek, the boundlesS audacity, to say
that the place where he happens to
dwell, a place they call Yuma, is hotter
than -! Ye Imps! if had him, the
roasting he'd get, would cure all his
Yuns-rous Boosting, you bet. II all is
correct, as / think. that I'm told Of
him, I'll show him what heat is when 1
get hold OF him.
Now mind, what I've heard Of this
Snoozer from Yuma, is wholly and sole
ly based upon rumor; / was busy else
where at the time thut he said it, and
no n down our way can boast that
they read it; for l hardly need say, that
in regions Internal. we never see one
who subscribed for your journal; nay
more, | can say, that in all my Gomin-
ions there's not one who holds your
political opinions. In fact this in con-
f~lence, Mr.. Editor, my hearty, all my
clients belong to the opposite party; the
consequence is, that in all the Plutocrn-
cy, / haven't got one who belonged to
Democracy. I've many times got into
trouble about them, and now. | sup
pose. / must get on without them /;
though I'd like to have one to complete
my collie stion, which when finished will
be a most wonirous selection. Thrrcll'
be T.. =. X. n~agnates. whose grasping
ambition, Is a lightning express ON the
road to perdition. When they come
below l must keep my head level, for
I'm told they're II match for your ser
Want, the devil. Then therr'tl br hood
lers, defaulters. and buffers, Phnrisnical
mugwumps. and balIot-box stulcr-;
pitiless usurers, merciless creditors;
Solons OF science, and n choice lot of
editors; bloated aristocrats, social top
sswyers; judges, and every man jIck Of
the lawyers. And. INDEPENDENT, old
boy, mind this is between us. thcrell be
bishops, aud parsons, 1t ID oSnns genus.
Thus you see I'll have all that en- fair
ly be thought OF. and you and your
friends will be all I'll be short Of.
But TO come back again to this
said, 1 know but by rumor What ]
want you TO do, is 20 promptly retract
his statement, az lacking foundation in
fact. / ask this with confidence. know
ing that yon, are q man who will give
cen the devil his due. II uncontradict
ed, n statement like this'il, perhaps
bring about my final dismissal. How
sAd.-here he let go II builins-hoi tear
to think of thus ending my useful
career; and though they may call me
the source Of all evil. I'm sIrc l am not
huch II bad sort OF devil. Ask Sp-le,
Who for years has with Inc been %ncqunint-
ed, he'll tell you I'm not half as hlnck
as I'm painted. Sp-le serves me well,
rnd he'll find in the end, that in me he
has got M extremely warm friend. I'll
be off, so good bye, AM I hope now, G..
W, III never again have reason to
trouble you" Thus he left, but whether
lie went through the door, or up through
the roof, or down through the floor, or
Slopcd up the s]tove-pirc, or out through
tho keyholc, will never be known on
this side Of Sheol.
After full and weighty consideration
OF the matter in point, We without hesi-
tation, thinking It better the devil to
humor withdraw what was said by the
yokel from Yuma.
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